Jun 17, 2023 · Results revealed that affective touch fosters the recognition of negative emotions and increases the speed of association of positive emotions, ...

Affective touch activates interoceptive and socio-emotional brain circuits. Affective touch modulates processing of emotion facial expressions in preschoolers.

This system, so called CT-afferent system, is tuned to comforting caress-like interpersonal touch (ie affective touch; Olausson et al. 2010).

Nov 22, 2022 · Affective touch in particular promotes brain development and cognitive and social behavior via stimulation of growth factors, and oxytocin, ...

We review the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms responsible for the integration of tactile “bottom–up” stimuli and “top–down” information into ...

Oct 10, 2017 · Our data suggest that CT-optimal, affective touch enhances subjective (but not behavioural) self-face recognition during synchronous and spatially congruent ...

Jan 4, 2022 · The term affective touch is typically used to describe slowly moving, low-force mechanical stimulation which is often perceived as pleasant.

Oct 18, 2017 · These findings point to the soothing function of slow, affective touch, particularly in the context of social separation or rejection.